DSS demands deactivation of Sowore’s X handle over tweet made against President Tinubu
The department of kingdom offerings (DSS) has petitioned the Chairman and CEO of popular social media app, X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, over a tweet through activist Omoyele Sowore.
within the petition addressed to the Chairman and CEO of X Corp. Bastrop County in Texas, america of the united states (usa) and dated September 6,2025, the safety enterprise accused Sowore of focused on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a disparaging and ridiculous tweet capable of developing political tension and threatening the united states of america’s national safety.
The DSS stated on August 25, he made a publish on his X take care of that examine
‘’This criminal @officialABAT genuinely went to Brazil to kingdom that there’s NO more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!”
The DSS accused Sowore of “spreading misleading records and willful intention to furthering an ideology capable of serious harm, incitement to violence, cyber crime, hate speech to discredit Tinubu.” It known as at the social media business enterprise to prohibit or deactivate the tested X deal with of the former presidential candidate of the African movement Congress (AAC).
The organization demanded for the tweet to be deleted along the retweets and also the deactivation of Sowore’s take care of. It warned that need to X no longer take any action on its demand, the Federal government could be compelled to take “far-attaining, sweeping and throughout-the-board measures through our enterprise, whose mandate covers such crook acts.”
The statement reads:
“The Chairman and CEO X Corp. Bastrop County, Texas usa e mail: press@x.com
RE: misleading data AND WILLFUL, intention TO FURTHERING AN IDEOLOGY able to SERIOUS damage,
INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE, CYBER CRIME, HATE SPEECH TO DISCREDIT/DISPARAGE THE PRESIDENT O F THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND purpose SERIOUS threat TO country wide safety OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
call for for fast AND urgent BAN/DEACTIVATION OF AN X ACCOUNT OWNED with the aid of OMOYELE SOWORE through HIS established X cope with @YELESOWORE OR every other X ACCOUNT MAINTAINED via HIM.
We detected and monitored with dismay and consternation a widely condemned guide/trending Tweet by Omoyele Sowore on his X professional manage page @YeleSowore on 25th August, 2025 about eleven:38 PM nearby time (2338 hours) WAT disparaging and ridiculing the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Tweet read: “This criminal @officialABAT truely went to Brazil to country that there may be NO greater corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!”
“those phrases had been in my opinion directed at Mr. President thru his legitimate communication channel @officialABAT which is the regarded X deal with of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The said tweet is herewith attached and may be referenced on herein for emphasis and crucial movement.
“The said tweet continues to be in flow and has attracted significant condemnation via majority of Nigerians, some of whom might also motel to unwholesome sports to vent their complaint over it, especially supporters of the President who have started taking to the streets in protest, thereby developing political anxiety and threatening the usa’s national protection. this is similarly to the disparaging impact the tweet has at the recognition of Mr. President and the u . s . a . before the comity of nations.
“The tweet underneath reference is against the transparency on X and authorities has frowned at it and located it extremely dangerous, false, privacy violation behavior that control and negatively influences on the individual of the President and the united states of america.
“it is pertinent to bring on your know-how that underneath the Nigerian law, those quoted tweets/phrases represent offence punishable in section 51 of the criminal Code Act Cap.77 laws of the Federation of Nigeria, which prohibits guide of false information; Sections 19,22 and 24 of the Cyber Crimes Act 2025 which prohibits and makes it an offence to spread fake news or publishing content material this is deliberately deceptive or deceptive, posting content that is impolite, vulgar, offensive, or indecent, in particular with the intent to embarrass or humiliate others, provoke ethnic, religious, or tribal hatred through on line or offline statements; amounting to domestic terrorism. The regulation also makes the perpetrator and the medium thru which the offence is perpetrated/propagated culpable and criminally accountable too. the writer and purveyor of the inflammatory on-line guide in opposition to Mr. President is very much aware that the ebook is likewise prohibited via phase 2(three) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and different applicable laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“It is not unsure that the phrases employed with the aid of Mr. Omoyele Sowore is deceptive facts, online harassment and abuse, willful aim of furthering an ideology capable of serious damage, hate speech, reason disunity, discredit/disparage the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria within the Comity of countries to harm the picture of Nigeria and purpose serious threat to country wide safety of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
it is against the above highlighted backdrop that we make a direct and pressing call for to your enterprise to as a be counted of its own policy, without delay TAKE DOWN the tweet and its attendant re-tweets.
This call for is unequivocal with its attendant effect. need to you fail, neglect and refuse to comply with the command in this note, the Federal government could be pressured to take some distance-attaining, sweeping and throughout-the-board measures thru our company, whose mandate covers such criminal acts.
in the mild of the above having been made professional to you, 24 hours is enough enough to take necessary action.
Yours Faithfully
B. Bamigboye, fsi
For: Director general nation offerings.
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